Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, India has the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary (33.14 in 2018) and Croatia the lowest (6.06 in 2016). The world figure is 17.16 (2018).
What this measures
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.
Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 33.14 | 2018 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 28.99 | 2018 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 28.67 | 2018 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 27.64 | 2018 |
| 5 | El Salvador | 27.21 | 2018 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 26.25 | 2017 |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | 26.03 | 2018 |
| 8 | Colombia | 24.95 | 2018 |
| 9 | Nepal | 24.86 | 2019 |
| 10 | Myanmar | 23.9 | 2018 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 22.76 | 2015 |
| 12 | Djibouti | 22.65 | 2019 |
| 13 | Philippines | 22.44 | 2017 |
| 14 | Lao PDR | 20.02 | 2018 |
| 15 | Ghana | 19.6 | 2019 |
| 16 | Ecuador | 18.71 | 2018 |
| 17 | Chile | 18.39 | 2017 |
| 18 | Finland | 18.21 | 2017 |
| 19 | Niger | 18.1 | 2017 |
| 20 | Samoa | 17.64 | 2016 |
| 21 | Türkiye | 17.57 | 2017 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 16.14 | 2017 |
| 23 | Brazil | 15.69 | 2017 |
| 24 | Mauritania | 15.43 | 2018 |
| 25 | Slovenia | 15.15 | 2016 |
| 26 | Belize | 15.08 | 2018 |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 15.04 | 2018 |
| 28 | West Bank and Gaza | 14.97 | 2018 |
| 29 | Indonesia | 14.95 | 2018 |
| 30 | Sweden | 14.66 | 2017 |
| 31 | China | 14.49 | 2018 |
| 32 | Germany | 14.02 | 2017 |
| 33 | Mexico | 13.8 | 2017 |
| 34 | Mali | 13.48 | 2017 |
| 35 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 13.45 | 2018 |
| 36 | Albania | 13.43 | 2018 |
| 37 | Romania | 13.21 | 2017 |
| 38 | Korea, Rep. | 13.03 | 2017 |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 12.7 | 2017 |
| 40 | New Zealand | 12.44 | 2017 |
| 41 | Bahamas, The | 12.34 | 2018 |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 12.28 | 2018 |
| 43 | Panama | 12.11 | 2017 |
| 44 | Austria | 11.71 | 2017 |
| 45 | Slovak Republic | 11.32 | 2017 |
| 46 | Spain | 11.29 | 2017 |
| 47 | St. Lucia | 11.01 | 2018 |
| 48 | Qatar | 10.37 | 2018 |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 10.31 | 2018 |
| 50 | Hungary | 10.3 | 2016 |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 10.13 | 2017 |
| 52 | Moldova | 10.09 | 2018 |
| 53 | Italy | 9.87 | 2017 |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.86 | 2018 |
| 55 | Oman | 9.69 | 2018 |
| 56 | Canada | 9.68 | 2017 |
| 57 | Cuba | 9.56 | 2018 |
| 58 | Poland | 9.51 | 2017 |
| 59 | Portugal | 9.49 | 2017 |
| 60 | Greece | 9.42 | 2017 |
| 61 | Macao SAR, China | 9.26 | 2018 |
| 62 | Latvia | 9.17 | 2017 |
| 63 | Suriname | 8.88 | 2015 |
| 64 | Jordan | 8.4 | 2018 |
| 65 | Guatemala | 8.15 | 2018 |
| 66 | Serbia | 8.12 | 2018 |
| 67 | Lebanon | 8.04 | 2016 |
| 68 | Bhutan | 7.86 | 2018 |
| 69 | Cyprus | 7.8 | 2017 |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.78 | 2018 |
| 71 | Dominica | 7.32 | 2016 |
| 72 | Bermuda | 6.63 | 2015 |
| 73 | Croatia | 6.06 | 2016 |
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.SEC.ENRL.UP.TC.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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